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gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-201908-07.xml

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201908-07">
<title>KDE KConfig: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
<synopsis>A vulnerablity has been found in KDE KConfig that could allow a
remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">kconfig</product>
<announced>2019-08-15</announced>
<revised count="1">2019-08-15</revised>
<bug>691858</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="kde-frameworks/kconfig" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">5.60.0-r1</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">5.60.0-r1</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>Provides an advanced configuration system.</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>A vulnerability was discovered in KDE KConfigs handling of .desktop
and .directory files.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>An attacker could entice a user to execute a specially crafted .desktop
or .directory file possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>All KConfig users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
"&gt;=kde-frameworks/kconfig-5.60.0-r1"
</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14744">CVE-2019-14744</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2019-08-09T20:56:22Z">b-man</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2019-08-15T15:41:03Z">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>